Oak Hill, TN

Census Place

2024 Population

4,617

US Senator

Marsha Blackburn

Republican Party

US Senator

Bill Hagerty

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

46.4

0.216% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

1.21%

77.8% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$215,530

6.37% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

Population & Diversity

Oak Hill, TN is home to a population of 4.62k people, from which 98.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 5.02% of Oak Hill, TN residents were born outside of the country (232 people).

In 2024, there were 26.3 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (4.18k people) in Oak Hill, TN than any other race or ethnicity. There were 159 Asian (Non-Hispanic) and 137 Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

98.1%

2024 Citizenship

98.6%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 98.1% of Oak Hill, TN residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Oak Hill, TN was 98.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Oak Hill, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Oak Hill, TN

White (Non-Hispanic)
4.18k ± 228
Asian (Non-Hispanic)
159 ± 126
Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
137 ± 162

0.433%

Hispanic Population

20 people

0.433% of the people in Oak Hill, TN are hispanic (20 people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Oak Hill, TN as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Tennessee.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
95,077 ± 7,519 people
Guatemala
31,959 ± 4,379 people
Honduras
26,792 ± 4,011 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Tennessee was Mexico, the natal country of 95,077 Tennessee residents, followed by Guatemala with 31,959 and Honduras with 26,792.

Foreign-Born Population

5.02%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

232 people

4.84%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

227 people

As of 2024, 5.02% of Oak Hill, TN residents (232 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Oak Hill, TN was 4.84%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Oak Hill, TN compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
72 ± 46
Korea
11 ± 18
Gulf War (1990s)
7 ± 17

Oak Hill, TN has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 6.55 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Oak Hill, TN.

Economy

The economy of Oak Hill, TN employs 2.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Oak Hill, TN were Health Care & Social Assistance (367 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (295 people), and Educational Services (270 people), and the highest paying industries were Wholesale Trade ($250,001), Retail Trade ($177,857), and Accommodation & Food Services ($166,302).

Employment

Occupations

2.3k

2024 Value

± 298

−5.16%

1 Year decline

± 19.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak Hill, TN declined at a rate of −5.16%, from 2.42k employees to 2.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Oak Hill, TN, are Management Occupations (606 people), Health Diagnosing & Treating Practitioners & Other Technical Occupations (305 people), and Business & Financial Operations Occupations (229 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Oak Hill, TN.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Tennessee.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Tennessee (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

2.3k

2024 Value

± 298

−5.16%

1 Year decline

± 19.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Oak Hill, TN declined at a rate of −5.16%, from 2.42k employees to 2.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Oak Hill, TN, are Health Care & Social Assistance (367 people), Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services (295 people), and Educational Services (270 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Oak Hill, TN, though some of these residents may live in Oak Hill, TN and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$165,331

Median earning men ± $42,827

$76,842

Median earning women ± $11,378

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($250,001), Wholesale Trade ($250,001), and Construction ($202,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($141,429), Public Administration ($123,500), and Information ($119,432).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Oak Hill, TN was $1.2M in 2024, which is 3.61 times larger than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $1.09M to $1.2M, a 10.6% increase. The homeownership rate in Oak Hill, TN is 95%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Oak Hill, TN have an average commute time of 20.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Oak Hill, TN is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$1.2M

Median Property Value 2024

±$153,113

$1,723

Median Property Taxes

±$260

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Oak Hill, TN the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Oak Hill, TN compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

95%

Homeownership

2024

64.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 95% of the housing units in Oak Hill, TN were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 95.6%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Oak Hill, TN compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$215,530

Median Household Income

± $23,640

1.81k

Number of Households

± 217

In 2024, the median household income of the 1.81k households in Oak Hill, TN grew to $215,530 from the previous year's value of $202,614.

The following chart displays the households in Oak Hill, TN distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $200k+ range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Oak Hill, TN is from Tennessee.

0.457

2024 Wage GINI in Tennessee

0.459

2023 Wage GINI in Tennessee

In 2024, the income inequality in Tennessee was 0.457 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.505% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Tennessee was lower than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Tennessee in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Tennessee across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (75.1%)
Worked At Home (21.1%)
Carpooled (3.15%)

In 2024, 75.1% of workers in Oak Hill, TN drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (21.1%) and those who carpooled to work (3.15%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

20.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Oak Hill, TN have a shorter commute time (20.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Oak Hill, TN have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Oak Hill, TN compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Oak Hill, TN distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Oak Hill, TN have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

1.21% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Oak Hill, TN (56 out of 4.62k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 18 - 24, followed by Females 45 - 54 and then Males 12 - 14.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Oak Hill, TN is White, followed by Other and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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